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			{{short description\|Historical region in northern Bihar, India}}
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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Champaran		\| name = Champaran
	\| type = Historical region		\| type = Historical region
	~~\| image = Champaran Map.png~~
	~~\| caption = Map and landscape of the Champaran region~~
	\| pushpin_map = India Bihar		\| pushpin_map = India Bihar
	~~\| pushpin_caption = Location in Bihar, India~~
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_type1 = State		\| subdivision_type1 = State
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
	\| ~~parts_type~~ = Historical ~~administrative centre~~		\| seat_type = Historical Headquarters
	\| ~~parts_style = para~~		\| seat = [[Mehsi, Bihar\|Mehsi]] ( 1730-1866)<ref>{{cite book
	~~\| p1~~ = [[Mehsi, Bihar\|Mehsi]]<ref>{{cite book
	\|title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers: Champaran		\|title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers: Champaran
	\|publisher=Superintendent, Government ~~Print.~~, Bihar and Orissa		\|publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing, Bihar and Orissa
	\|year=1938		\|year=1938
	\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmRuAAAAMAAJ		\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmRuAAAAMAAJ
	\|access-date=~~1 August~~ 2026		\|access-date=9 September 2026
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>; [[Motihari]] (1866-parsent)
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|26\|21\|22.698\|N\|85\|5\|54.787\|E\|region:IN-BR_type:city\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|26\|21\|22.698\|N\|85\|5\|54.787\|E\|region:IN-BR_type:city\|display=inline,title}}
	\| ~~time_zone1~~ = IST		\| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| ~~utc_offset1~~ = +5:30		\| utc_offset = +5:30
	}}		}}


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	According to the [[Valmiki]] [[Ramayana]], it was a part of the ancient [[Videha\|Kingdom of Videha]] also known as Mithila. It was under the territory of the [[Janaka\|King Janaka]] in Mithila. The [[Sita Kund, Motihari\|Sita Kund]] in the present region of Champaran is revered as the holy tank where the prince Sita of Mithila took bathe during her journey from [[Mithila (region)\|Mithila]] to [[Ayodhya (Ramayana)\|Ayodhya]] after her marriage.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Vālmīki \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5KJHAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA359&dq=Champaran+in+Mithila&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB6-X-2ZuXAxU4SGcHHbWtM2c4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=Champaran%20in%20Mithila&f=false \|title=The Ramayana of Valmeeki: Rendered Into English with Exhaustive Notes by C. R. Sreenivasa Ayyangar. Balakanda and notes \|date=1910 \|publisher=M.E. Press, A.L.V. Press and Guardian Press \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Mishra \|first=Vijayakanta \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8FBuAAAAMAAJ&q=Champaran+in+Mithila&dq=Champaran+in+Mithila&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiV36z815uXAxX6m68BHS2QBlMQ6AF6BAgOEAI#Champaran \|title=Cultural Heritage of Mithila \|date=1979 \|publisher=Mithila Prakasana \|language=en}}</ref>

	The historical importance of Mehsi continued beyond the Mughal period. A Persian correspondence entry dated 5 August 1769 refers to the Peshkar of Mihsi in Champaran, demonstrating the continued administrative and revenue use of the name in the eighteenth century.<ref>{{cite web		The historical importance of Mehsi continued beyond the Mughal period. A Persian correspondence entry dated 5 August 1769 refers to the Peshkar of Mihsi in Champaran, demonstrating the continued administrative and revenue use of the name in the eighteenth century.<ref>{{cite web

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	{{For\|the village in [[Chhattisgarh]]\|Champaran, Chhattisgarh}}		{{For\|the village in [[Chhattisgarh]]\|Champaran, Chhattisgarh}}
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	~~'''Champaran''' is a region which now forms the [[East Champaran district]], and the [[West Champaran district]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]].~~

	== ~~Notable people~~ ==		'''Champaran''' is a sub region of broader [[Bhojpuri region]] in the state of [[Bihar]], India.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=History {{!}} An Official Website of East Champaran, Motihari {{!}} India\|url=https://eastchamparan.nic.in/history/ \|access-date=2022-07-20 \|language=en-US}}</ref> It is now divided into two districts: [[East Champaran district\|East Champaran]] and [[West Champaran district\|West Champaran]].
	*[[~~Abdullah Khan~~ (~~author~~)\|~~Abdullah Khan~~]] – ~~Novelist and Screenwriter~~
	*[[~~Afroz Alam Sahil~~]] – ~~Indian journalist~~		== History ==
			{{Main\|Champaran Satyagraha}}
			Champaran is identified with the ''Champāraṇya'' mentioned in the [[Bhedaghat\|Bheraghat]] inscription as a place claimed to be "devastated" by the [[Kalachuris of Tripuri\|Kalachuri]] king [[Yashahkarna\|Yashaḥkarṇa]] (11th/12th century).<ref name="Sircar 1952">{{cite journal \|last1=Sircar \|first1=D. C. \|author1-link=Dineshchandra Sircar \|title=Bangaon Plate of Vigrahapala III; Regnal Year 17 \|journal=[[Epigraphia Indica]] \|date=1952 \|volume=29 \|pages=48–57 \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.calcutta.06113/page/n95 \|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref> And people of every community have been worshipping Mehsi Mazar since (Mirja Halim Shah Dargah) 1200 AD, which had shown the people here the right way to live life.
			In 1917, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] led a ''[[satyagraha]]'' movement in the [[Champaran District\|Champaran district]] against the policies enforced by European landowners and the colonial government. These policies coerced local farmers into cultivating indigo at unfairly low prices. In response to Gandhi's leadership, the British authorities initially arrested him but later released him, subsequently amending the laws to alleviate the plight of the peasants. This marked Gandhi's first campaign in India and a significant triumph for the principles of civil disobedience.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Chandra \|first=Bipin \|title=History of Modern India \|location=India}}</ref>

			== People ==

			* [[Batak Mian]] - A cook who saved the life of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]
			* [[Manoj Bajpai]] –
			* [[Dinesh Bhramar]] – poet and noted figure in Hindi and Bhojpuri literature
	* [[Anuranjan Jha]] – Indian journalist		* [[Anuranjan Jha]] – Indian journalist
	* [[~~Anugrah Narayan Sinha~~]] – ~~Lawyer, Gandhian~~, freedom fighter		* [[Abdur Rahman (IPS)]], Former Indian police officer.
	* [[~~Dinesh Bhramar~~]] – ~~Poet~~ and ~~noted figure in~~ Hindi ~~and Bhojpuri~~ literature		* [[Prakash Jha]] – Indian filmmaker
			* [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] – Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter
			* [[Abdullah Khan (author)\|Abdullah Khan]] – novelist and screenwriter
			* [[Ravish Kumar]] – Indian journalist
			* [[Gopal Singh Nepali]] – Indian poet of Hindi literature, Bollywood lyricist
	* [[George Orwell]] – English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic		* [[George Orwell]] – English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic
	* [[~~Gopal Singh Nepali~~]] – ~~Indian poet~~ of ~~Hindi literature, Bollywood lyricist~~		* [[Kedar Pandey]] – Congress leader and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar
	* [[~~Manoj Bajpai~~]] – Indian ~~film actor~~		* [[Afroz Alam Sahil]] – Indian journalist
	* [[~~Prakash Jha~~]] – ~~Indian filmaker~~		* [[Raj Kumar Shukla]] – indigo cultivator, activist
	* [[Radha Mohan Singh]] – Indian politician		* [[Radha Mohan Singh]] – Indian politician
	* [[~~Raj Kumar Shukla~~]] – ~~Indigo cultivator~~, ~~activist~~		* [[Sanjeev K Jha]] – Indian script writer, filmmaker
	* [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] ~~– Indian poet~~, ~~novelist~~ and ~~freedom fighter~~
	* [[~~Ravish Kumar~~]] ~~– Indian journalist~~		== The Literary History of Champaran ==
	* [[~~Kedar Pandey]~~] ~~- A congress Leader and Ex Chief Minister of Bihar~~		Freedom Fighter and author [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] was the first person who penned down the rich literary history of Champaran. His research based books including ''Champaran Ki Sahitya Sadhana'' (चम्पारन की साहित्य साधना) (1958), ''Champaran:Literature & Literary Writers'' (चम्पारन: साहित्य और साहित्यकार) (1967) and ''Apne Aur Sapne:A Literary Journey Of Champaran'' (अपने और सपने: चम्पारन की साहित्य यात्रा) (1988) meticulously document the rich literary heritage and history of Champaran, [[Bihar]]. These seminal books continue to serve as foundational reference points for researchers, scholars, Ph.D. students, and journalists alike. Jha's insightful exploration and preservation of Champaran's historical and literary legacy have solidified his place as a cornerstone in the field of literary research.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ApneAurSapneALitereryJourneyOfChamparanByRameshChandraJha/ Apne Aur Sapne : Online PDF book at Archive.org]</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*{{cite web \|url=http://www.champaran.org \|title=Champaran Gramodyog Sansthan}}		*{{cite web \|url=http://www.champaran.org/ \|title=Champaran Gramodyog Sansthan \|access-date=22 September 2012 \|archive-date=1 June 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601043257/http://champaran.org/ \|url-status=dead }}
	*[[Shankar Dayal Singh\|Singh, Shankar Dayal]]. ''Gandhi's first step: Champaran movement'', by B.R. Pub. Corp., 1994. {{ISBN\|81-7018-834-2}}.		*[[Shankar Dayal Singh\|Singh, Shankar Dayal]]. ''Gandhi's first step: Champaran movement'', by B.R. Pub. Corp., 1994. {{ISBN\|81-7018-834-2}}.
	* Chakrabarti D.K. (1996b). From Purnea to Champaran: The distribution of sites in the north Bihar plains. South Asian Studies, 12:pp. 147–158		* Chakrabarti D.K. (1996b). From Purnea to Champaran: The distribution of sites in the north Bihar plains. South Asian Studies, 12:pp. 147–158

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	== Notable people ==		== Notable people ==
	* [[Afroz Alam Sahil]] – Indian journalist		*[[Abdullah Khan (author)\|Abdullah Khan]] – Novelist and Screenwriter
			*[[Afroz Alam Sahil]] – Indian journalist
	* [[Anuranjan Jha]] – Indian journalist		* [[Anuranjan Jha]] – Indian journalist
	* [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] – Lawyer, Gandhian, freedom fighter		* [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] – Lawyer, Gandhian, freedom fighter

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'''Champaran''' is a region which now forms the [[East Champaran district]], and the [[West Champaran district]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Afroz Alam Sahil]] – Indian journalist
* [[Anuranjan Jha]] – Indian journalist
* [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] – Lawyer, Gandhian, freedom fighter
* [[Dinesh Bhramar]] – Poet and noted figure in Hindi and Bhojpuri literature
* [[George Orwell]] – English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic
* [[Gopal Singh Nepali]] – Indian poet of Hindi literature, Bollywood lyricist
* [[Manoj Bajpai]] – Indian film actor
* [[Prakash Jha]] – Indian filmaker
* [[Radha Mohan Singh]] – Indian politician
* [[Raj Kumar Shukla]] – Indigo cultivator, activist
* [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] – Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter
* [[Ravish Kumar]] – Indian journalist
* [[Kedar Pandey]] - A congress Leader and Ex Chief Minister of Bihar

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.champaran.org |title=Champaran Gramodyog Sansthan}}
*[[Shankar Dayal Singh|Singh, Shankar Dayal]]. ''Gandhi's first step: Champaran movement'', by B.R. Pub. Corp., 1994. {{ISBN|81-7018-834-2}}.
* Chakrabarti D.K. (1996b). From Purnea to Champaran: The distribution of sites in the north Bihar plains. South Asian Studies, 12:pp. 147–158

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